How to get customers into your cigar shop

[Highlander]

For the past week and a half I've been helping out part time at my favorite B&M as one of the owners recovered from a stroke. (He's doing very well, came back to work on Monday part time)

Here are some ways I found to bring customers in during slow times: (note only work if your working alone)

Take out the trash
Go to the restroom
Try to work at the desk in the back office
Start refilling the humidifiers 5 minutes before closing.

In all it's been enjoyable. A job where you can sit and watch movies during slow times with headphones on to block all the little kiddie "keeyaaahhhh"s you hear through the paper thin walls from the Kung Fu school next door.
Lot's of interesting people. I've learned a lot about Pipes and tobacco (the owner is a real guru) and I'm seriously thinking about trying pipes.

I'd love to continue 1 or 2 days a week. Working a regular job (just 6 hours a day though) and then driving there for 4.5 more gets a little tiring though.

 

[Smoqman]

Great post

And this sounds like great fun!

 

[Lipher]

events!

 

[smokinghole]

I worked in a B&M while in college. The bathroom trick ALWAYS got a customer in the door, it was almost like a watched door never opened.

 

[rev.b]

Sounds like us at the tattoo shop when we are slow we setup to work on each other and it never fails someone walks in wanting work lol

 

[CO Smokes]

The joke where I work is to never get a hot lunch. That always brings in a rush of customers

 

[Highlander]

The joke where I work is to never get a hot lunch. That always brings in a rush of customers

Crap, I left that one off the list.

Add
Try to eat lunch

:applause:

 

[H3rrington]

Also. Getting a personal phone call.

 

[Hoshneer]

One of our B&M's would argue it's whenever he tries to play Call of Duty multi-player.... Haha!

 

[rdomfoto]

One of our B&M's would argue it's whenever he tries to play Call of Duty multi-player.... Haha!

So, what you're really saying is that whenever he started playing CoD, you got some buddies to go in there? Well played, sir - I tip my hat to you.

 

[Hoshneer]

Hahaha!

 

[Craig Mac]

I also found when I was working in a store that lighting a special cigar you have been saving for the right moment is a great way to get customers in the door

 

[RacFocus]

When I have a slow day at work or am waiting for calls back, all I have to do is warm up my lunch in the microwave. Works every time.

 

[Highlander]

I did wish had my Xbox at times

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[halel]

I'd love to get a job at a b&m but I wouldn't be able to help anyone, I don't know enough about the things!

 

[mjohop]

That's the running joke around here. Spend all shift alone until you have to drop a deuce, when you emerge from the bathroom, you will undoubtedly have a line of people at the register.